Just as Daming was looking south of the Yangtze River, the top of Mt. Fuji in Toei was steaming, and the volcano here seemed to erupt at any moment.

Unlike China, which was in peacetime, Dongying is now in the process of splitting, especially this year is a year worthy of strong ink during the Warring States period of Dongying.

About 20 years ago, Dongying staged a landmark event - the Onin Rebellion.

As the conflict deepened, the Hosokawa clan, the Hatakeyama clan, and the Shibo clan formed a war between the eastern army and the western army (the Yamana clan, the Ouchi clan, the Hatakeyama clan, the Shibo clan, etc.).

The war, which lasted for ten years, was too chaotic to determine which side won, but it was the beginning of the Warring States period.

Now in the late stages of the Onin War, the ninth shogun, Ashikaga Yoshisho, has also been pulled down.

Omi, located in the middle of Honshu Island, is a highly developed political, economic, and cultural region in Toei.

The reason for this is that the head of the Rokkaku clan, who served as Omi's guardian, has become increasingly hostile to the shogunate, and although he has expressed obedience to the shogunate, the orders given by the shogunate have not been fully implemented.

The shogunate demanded that Rokkaku Takayori return the temple territory, but Rokkaku Takayori ignored it, and continued to turn the manor of the imperial court and the temple into private territory to strengthen his own strength.

As Rokkaku's ambitions grew, he continued to encroach on the surrounding territory, eventually forcing the shogun Ashikaga Yoshisho to decide to conquer the daimyo himself.

In the second year of Koji, the shogun Ashikaga Yoshisho was addicted to alcohol in the military camp, and he was not suitable for military life, and finally fell ill and died in the military camp at the age of 25.

Due to the sudden death of Ashikaga Yoshisho, the Yoshisho army has been in turmoil.

In order to end the war, the shogunate had no choice but to pardon Rokkaku Koyori and promised to return part of the territory to the Shogunate's willingness to make peace.

In August of the fourth year of Koji, Ashikaga Yoshisho's successor, Ashikaga Yoshisai, wanted to be ashamed of his former shame, and on the grounds that Rokkaku Takarai had disobeyed the shogunate's orders, he abolished Rokkaku Takarari Omi as guardian and launched the second campaign.

This battle between the shogun and the Sengoku daimyo started again, but I'm afraid no one thought that this war contained a coup d'état, and the ninth shogun Ashikaga Yoshisai faced the disaster of a fire in the backyard.

The mother of the previous shogun, Ashikaga Yoshisao, Hino Tomiko, did not like the current shogun Ashikaga Yoshisai, and was silently plotting with Hosokawa Masamoto, one of the three commanders of the shogunate, to change the general.

In February, it seems that the dark waves are already turbulent.

Due to the chaotic times, the war burned to almost every corner of the island.

The Ouchi clan was one of the most active generals of the Western Army, and the head of the family, Ouchi Masahiro, took advantage of the chaos to go east to join the war, and responded to the call of the shogun to conquer Rokkaku Takayori.

Mt. Tsuki, Yamaguchi Castle.

The castle evolved from a seaside fortress, and after the Onin War, a large number of literati from the Tokyo area fled to the present day, and it has even become known as Saikyo.

Everything in the mountains has been revived, and the woods are sometimes filled with the crisp sound of birds.

The castle is surrounded by irregular walls, and in the center of the castle is a Japanese-style garden, an area that has been governed by the Ouchi clan for generations.

Left behind in Yamaguchi Castle is Yoshiko Ouchi, the son of Masahiro Ouchi, who is only fifteen years old, but is now the only heir to the Ouchi family.

may have been born in troubled times, even if he was a fifteen-year-old boy, but with the assistance of several retainers, he already had a bit of the maturity of the head of the family.

Although Ouchi Masahiro Shangwen and even the entire history of Sengoku literature can occupy a place, Ouchi Yoshixing retains the head of the moon generation, but he is a genuine martial artist.

It's just that even he didn't expect that the Eastern Expeditionary Army, which had just sent away his father, had dealt with his sister's marriage for the first time.

"Please take charge of the crime!" Tao Qiandao, a retainer of the Ouchi clan, told the beginning and end of the trip to the Ming Dynasty, and even took the initiative to admit his mistake.

Originally, he wanted to take the opportunity to stumble on the fool of the Otomo family, although the kid with the missing head of the Otomo family was really deceived, but he didn't expect the boomerang to fall on their Ouchi family.

Although the relationship between Emperor Daming and the Otomo family was completely severed, it also gave them a problem for the Ouchi family.

Now it is specified that their eldest lady is required to marry Daming, and once their eldest family chooses to refuse, then the relationship between the two parties will drop from the honeymoon period to the freezing point.

If the previous Ming Dynasty was indeed not afraid of offending, but the current Ming Dynasty is no longer what it used to be, not only setting up the East China Sea Governor's Mansion facing Dongying, but also having absolute maritime strength.

"Tao Qian said, how can you do such a thing?"

"Actually, it's okay to do this kind of thing, but ...... But how can the Ming Emperor see through it? ”

"Emperor Daming has now designated our eldest lady, what should I do about this matter?"

……

Several retainers learned the whole thing, but they didn't know how to blame Tao Qiandao, they were really smart but were mistaken by cleverness, and now the problem came to them.

"I ...... I apologize! Tao Qiandao knew that he was indeed in trouble, and he was ready to apologize with death.

I don't know if Tao Qiandao is sincere or fake, but he was still stopped by other retainers, and he didn't even think that this matter was Tao Qiandao's fault.

"You don't have to make any noise! Emperor Ming wants to marry my sister, don't think about it! Ouchi Yoshiko faced the quarreling retainers and looked clear and authentic.

As soon as these words came out, all the retainers immediately quieted down.

Although the incident was indeed caused by their provocation, they just wanted to give their eldest lady the first beauty in Dongying to the Ming Emperor to consolidate the harem, but it was a result that they couldn't accept anyway.

Now that the head of the young family, Ouchi Yoshixing, has made a clear statement, and they immediately expressed their support.

This......

Tao Qiandao saw the angry retainers, and his eyes flashed with deep worry.

His ancestors moved to Dongying, and although it has been several generations, he has most of the Chinese blood in his body after all, so he has a deeper understanding of China.

This time, he witnessed the strength of the Ming capital and saw the incredible Mingyuan Treasure Tower in Tianjin, so he knew the serious consequences of rejecting the Ming Emperor.

Tao Qiandao didn't want to see the Great Inner Family suffer a catastrophe, but he stubbornly said: "Young Family Master, the Ming Emperor is belligerent, once our Great Inner Family refuses, I'm afraid we will have to face the huge ships and cannons of the East China Sea Governor's Mansion!" ”

"Huge ships and cannons? What's that? ”

"It doesn't matter what he is, if he dares to come, he'll kill them!"

"Da Ming will only shout, I dare to bet his life on 100% that he will not come!"

……

In the face of Tao Qiandao's worries, several retainers present did not take Da Ming seriously at all, and their faces and tones were full of a thick disdain.

Due to Ouchi Yoshixing's statement, several retainers did not intend to compromise with the Ming Dynasty, and a resolution was formed.

"Where is the head of the Ouchi family?"

This time, it was Xie Qian, a bachelor of Hanlin who came to announce that the eldest daughter of Na Da was the imperial concubine, but he didn t expect to hit a wall, even if he wanted to negotiate with the big inner minister.

The retainers next to him knew what Xie Qian's idea was, and said with great disdain: "Our family master has already explained that all affairs are in charge of the young family master before leaving!" ”

The corners of Ouchi Yoshixing's mouth rose slightly, although he didn't know his father's true attitude, but now even if he was in charge, it was naturally impossible for him to marry his sister to Daming.

What's more, he heard that the Ming Emperor was very lustful, not only liked an old woman who was more than 20 years older than him, but also killed someone on the spot when he saw a beautiful palace maid.

"The Ming Dynasty has treated your Dayou family well over the years, giving you the greatest preferential trade, and also giving you advanced weapons, and your family master has always claimed to be a vassal of the Ming Dynasty. Now Your Majesty wants to accept your eldest daughter as a concubine to deepen the relationship between the two sides, do you have to resist the decree? Xie Qian asked loudly like a qualified diplomat.

This......

Several of the retainers present suddenly realized that they did seem to be inconsistent in their words and deeds, especially their family master was indeed very yearning for the Ming Dynasty.

Ouchi Yixing was unmoved, and immediately snorted coldly: "Whatever you say, anyway, it is absolutely impossible for my sister to marry the Ming Dynasty, let alone marry your Emperor Ming!" ”

"Young family master, not to mention that you are disrespectful to Your Majesty today, if you resist the order, you will bear the consequences!" Xie Qian's eyes narrowed, and he warned solemnly.

Ouchi Yoshixing is a stubborn young man after all, and immediately provoked: "Hehe...... Then let's take a look, what can you Ming do with our inner family? ”

The current Ouchi family can be said to be in its heyday, and its power is no longer limited to the western part of Honshu Island, but in addition to expanding eastward to Iwami Province, it also occupies the northern part of Kyushu Island.

Due to the provocation of the shogunate by Rokkaku Takayori, as the most powerful daimyo in the west, their Ouchi clan's status was rising.

"You'll find out soon, farewell!" Xie Qian saw that there was no room for manoeuvre, so he turned around and left.

In the original plan, they actually wanted to emulate the successful case of the Northern Concubine Yikexi and firmly restrict the Northern Yuan through the Northern Yuan Princess.

If they can bring Ouchi's eldest daughter back to the palace, then the Ouchi family will be restricted by their Ming to a certain extent, and at least the development of the Iwami Silver Mine will be smoother.

It's just that things are going in the worst direction after all, but they have also made a second plan, and now the Ouchi family toasts and doesn't drink and punishes drinking.

"Oops...... Hurt! ”

Ouchi Yoshixing's ears were suddenly twisted, and he immediately begged for mercy.

But I saw that the murderer was a sixteen or seventeen-year-old Dongying girl, with a delicate melon seed face, two long legs and a tall skeleton that was extremely rare in this era, and those beautiful eyes were like pools of water.

This person is none other than Ouchi Yoshixing's eldest daughter Ouchi Saeiko, and now Yamaguchi Castle can become the Western Capital, which also has some credit from her.

Under the word of mouth of countless literati, even if she has never set foot in the Tokyo area, she has become the first beauty in the whole Dongying.

Ouchi Saeiko's voice was very gentle, but at this moment, she picked up her sister's shelf and reprimanded: "Ryudo Maru, are you going to sneak outside to play again?" ”

"Sister, I'...... I'm going to patrol the city defenses! Ouchi Yoshihei protected his ears, but he quickly made an excuse for himself in his mind.

Saeko Ouchi knew that this younger brother was very playful, and immediately exposed the lie and said, "You lie! Usually, my father refuses to let you go, but now that my father is not here, how can you be so active, and there is no war now, so why do you need to inspect the city defense! ”

"Oops...... It hurts, it hurts, I just refused to accept you as a concubine in the Ming Palace, and now our Da Nei family has fallen out with Da Ming, so I just thought about patrolling the city defense, I don't believe you ask the retainers! Ouchi Yoshixing endured the pain and immediately found a reasonable excuse.

Ouchi Saeiko was slightly stunned, and then let go of Ouchi Yoshixing's ears and said, "What the hell is going on?" Why did the Ming Emperor think of accepting me as a concubine? ”

Things suddenly went in a bizarre direction, and the lives of two people who originally lived in different worlds seemed to have undergone subtle changes, and the two people were intersecting.

Just as war was on the verge of war in the Omi Province in the middle of Honshu Island, the waters west of Honshu Island were no longer peaceful.

A fleet flying the Ming flag suddenly sailed into the Customs Hill Strait, the sea between Honshu and Kyushu, and the most important link between Honshu and Kyushu.

Since the Ouchi clan touched the northern part of Kyushu Island, they had been transporting goods and information through the Kanzan Strait, and it was also a necessary sea for them to transfer troops to support Kyushu Island.

"Why did the Ming East China Sea Fleet come to us?"

Because the head of the family, Ouchi Masahiro Hiroshi, was transferring food from Kyushu Island, but when he saw the fleet that suddenly appeared, he suddenly looked very puzzled.

"All sunk!"

Xu Shiying, the governor of the East China Sea, personally led the fleet and gave orders very indifferently.

Bang!

As tongues of fire erupted from the muzzles of the guns, lead bullets weighing as much as 15 pounds rose high into the air, and then landed heavily on the grain carrier in front.

Although Dongying has shipbuilding technology, its technology lags far behind that of the Ming Dynasty. Even in their warships, the hull was made of wooden planks, and there was no keel in the hull.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Rows of buckshot balls flew over the grain ship and rained down.

Some shells directly smashed the people on the boat to the point of blood splattering, some shells smashed the hull of the ship in all parts, and some shells missed and smashed into the sea to splash more than 10 meters of water columns.

After only two rounds, the grain ships that had just been lined up had disappeared into the sea, and the grain on board sank to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish, but many people were clinging to the scattered planks to survive.

Xie Qian was not in a hurry to go back to recover his life this time, but also stood on the deck and witnessed all this coldly, and at this moment, he really felt how wise the emperor's strong military strategy was.

"To the docks!"

Xu Shiying looked coldly at the person who was holding the plank to survive, but he didn't plan to beat the water dogs, but turned his eyes to the simple dock built by the Ouchi family.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

There was another round of shelling, and the people who had just been busy at the dock had already fled with their heads in their hands, and the pier used to moor ships had disappeared.

Yes, you read that right, it's gone.

Unlike the impregnable docks built by the Ming Dynasty, Dongying's docks are mainly wooden structures, and the part that extends into the sea has been sunk into the sea, and only some wood is still floating on the sea.

Not only did the Ouchi family lose a large amount of military rations, but they were also cut off by the fleet in the pass strait, and all this seemed to happen in an instant.

At this point, the strength of the Ming Sea was officially revealed to the world, and now the Ming fleet is a veritable overlord of the East China Sea.

Yamaguchi Castle, Ouchi's family house.

"We can't transport grain from Kyushu!"

"Several docks have been destroyed by shells from the Ming fleet!"

"The Ming fleet seems to be looking for our warships now, and now we can only hide!"

……

In the face of the invincible existence of the East China Sea Fleet at sea, several retainers no longer had the arrogance that they had in the early days, but they reported the situation as if they were mourning.

In fact, it's not that they don't know that Daming's warship is very powerful, and it's not that they really can't accept defeat, but it seems that it was defeated overnight, but it makes them feel terrified.

"Oh no!"

"What's the matter?"

"Our ship to trade on Senji Island has been seized!"

……

Just as they were discussing the solution, there was suddenly bad news that their Ouchi clan's foreign trading merchant ship had been detained.

"Damn it!"

Although this incident was expected, it was inevitable that he would be lucky, and now he learned that the ship carrying important cargo had been detained, and he immediately scolded with hatred.

But who can blame this thing?

If they hadn't instigated the Otomo family to touch the tiger's buttocks, and disobeyed the will of the Ming Emperor, how could they have been so frantically targeted by the East China Sea Fleet.

Tao Qiandao has always been the master and faction, and said cautiously: "If we lose contact with the northern part of Kyushu Island for too long, I am afraid that something will happen!" ”

The territory of the western country of Honshu Island will still be controlled by the shogunate, but Kyushu Island is basically out of the control of the shogunate, and now whoever has the most power has the most territory.

The Ouchi family occupies the northern part of Kyushu Island, and after so many years of operation, the territory there has also developed into the granary of the Ouchi family.

It's just that now is the era of respecting strength, and their Ouchi family is not only facing the Otomo family's fierce eye, but the local forces in Kyushu are ready to make a comeback at any time.

At this moment, they had also begun to realize the serious consequences of offending the Ming Dynasty, and the mentality of several retainers had also inadvertently undergone subtle changes.

"I will never allow my sister to marry Daming!" Ouchi Yoshixing seemed to see that his retainers had flinched, but he was firm in his attitude.

The retainer of the Ouchi clan, Kurada Masayori, was a minister, but he suddenly had an idea and said: "Daming is not without weakness!" I heard that their domestic silver is equivalent to gold, and this is also because the Tokai Governor's Office wants to buy the Iwami Silver Mine, and now we will take back the silver mine immediately, so that we can use this as a bargaining chip to force them to return our merchant ships and evacuate the East China Sea Fleet! ”

"Okay, let's take back the Iwami Silver Mine immediately, and don't allow them to mine the silver mine in Iwami Country!" Ouchi Yoshixing's eyes suddenly lit up, and he even clapped his head.

Seven days later, Ouchi Yoshiko personally led 10,000 elites to Iwami Province and attacked the Iwami Silver Mine with lightning speed.

It's just that when they crossed the mountains and mountains to the Iwami Silver Mine, they couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

Although the Ming people have built roads and built many houses on the silver mines, there is no one to be seen. I always thought that the Ming people regarded the silver mine as a treasure, and even said that if I gave up, I would give it up directly.

As for this silver mine, it's a chicken rib for their Ouchi family.

Not to mention that the mining cost is too high, and now Dongying circulates copper coins and gold, and if you want to use it to buy Ming goods, you have to repair the relationship with others to be feasible. (End of chapter)